文档介绍：OCTOBER 2021
. Military Forces in FY 2022
Army
Mark F. Cancian
This paper is part . Military Forces in FY 2022. The . Army’s force structure remains steady even
though its budget declined by $ billion dollars. The Army does this by cutting modernization and
readiness. In the long term, the Army’s force structure is at risk because of the strategic focus on China,
perceived as primarily an air and naval theater.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
▪ Many strategists, including those in the new administration, would cut Army end strength to fund
Navy, Space, and Air Force capabilities for use against China. The Army argues to maintain its force
structure and modernization because it provides many capabilities globally, including in the Indo-
Pacific theater.
▪ In FY 2022, the Army took a big risk: despite a declining budget, it held onto structure. This reflects a
strategic decision to fight in the ongoing strategy development process, with the hope of maintaining
its share of the budget.
▪ Thus, the Army maintained its personnel strength in FY 2022, both regular and reserve components,
at roughly the FY 2021 level. FY 2022 targets include: 485,000 in the regular Army, 336,000 in the
National Guard, and 189,500 in the Army Reserve.
▪ To maintain end strength within a declining total budget, the Army cut (1) modernization, hoping that
Congress would add the cuts back (a risk that may pay off), and (2) readiness, despite having rebuilt
readiness over the last few years.
▪ The active-reserve mix has stabilized at 48 percent active, 52 percent National Guard/Army Reserve.
▪ The long-term Army force structure depends on budgets. A flat budget, as projected by the Trump
administration and implied by the Biden administration, would entail deep force structure cuts.
Proposed congressional budget increases might avert those cuts.
▪ Army modernization procures existing s